Lizzy Myers, 5, is slowly going blind. — -- A 5-year-old girl was blessed by Pope Francis today after traveling with her parents to Rome for her "visual bucket list." Lizzy Myers is going ...

Christine Myers, Lizzy’s mother, remembered the moment they chose the Eternal City: “When we said we were coming to Rome we told her, ‘That’s where the pope lives.’ ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis has blessed the eyes of a 5-year-old Ohio girl who suffers from a rare genetic disease that is gradually robbing her of her sight. Little Lizzy Myers and her ...

MANSFIELD - Five-year-old Lizzy Myers is going to meet Pope Francis next week at the Vatican. She was scheduled to meet with the Pope on Wednesday, but her flight from Columbus was delayed and ...

As for Lizzy Myers, she is now 12 years old. Her eyesight hasn't worsened but she's learning to read Braille. She said she's taking in all the butterflies, flowers, bees and any other wonders that ...

“But we didn’t start this visual bucket list for that reason,” he says. “We just really want Lizzy to remember what this world looks like, before she can’t see it anymore.

BELLVILLE, Ohio - The parents of a 5-year-old in central Ohio have created a visual bucket list for their daughter after she was diagnosed with a condition that will eventually cause her to go blind.

Family creates visual bucket list to help girl see as much as possible 03:31. Five-year-old Lizzy Myers sees the world's wonder every day - as much her parents can fit in.

Lizzy suffers from the rare genetic disorder known as Usher’s Syndrome, which will take away her hearing and gradually make her blind. Skip to content NBC4 WCMH-TV ...